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School of Health & Medical Professions

Physical Address:
121 W. Sweet Avenue
Moscow, ID 83844-4061

Mailing Address:

D.A. Huckabay M.D. Medical Education Building 
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875 Perimeter Drive MS 4061 
Moscow, ID 83844-4061

Phone: 208-885-6696

Fax: 208-885-7910

Email: vandalmedicine@uidaho.edu

Donor Highlight: Steve and Donna Busch

Steve and Donna Busch Donate to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI, Making Way for a Better Future

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ may be the fastest growing state in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean they have the physicians needed to keep up.

As of 2022, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ranks in physicians per capita, with 70.72% of the state considered to be medically underserved.

In 2023, the Busch family generously donated towards the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Office of Underserved and Rural Medical Research, with the hope of making a difference in rural healthcare.

The Buschs have always had deep ties to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI physicians. The best man at their wedding was a graduate from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI back when it was just WAMI, before Wyoming joined the partnership in 1996. Their long-time primary care physician was also among the first graduating classes of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WAMI.

Because of these ties, and their knowledge of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s need for physicians, donating to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI felt like a natural fit.

“Donna and I were both raised in small towns,” said Steve Busch. “We are aware of the need for more primary care physicians across the nation in general, and in rural ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ in particular. We felt a donation to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI program would in some small way, make for a better future.”

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI is committed to improving the future of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ healthcare, and they’re able to do so with donors like Steve and Donna Busch.

“Quality healthcare is not a given, and takes effort on the part of many to make it happen,” Busch said.

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Article by Emma Zado, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WWAMI Medical Education Program.

Photography by Melissa Hartley, University Visual Production.

Published December 2023.

CONTACT

School of Health & Medical Professions

Physical Address:
121 W. Sweet Avenue
Moscow, ID 83844-4061

Mailing Address:

D.A. Huckabay M.D. Medical Education Building 
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 
875 Perimeter Drive MS 4061 
Moscow, ID 83844-4061

Phone: 208-885-6696

Fax: 208-885-7910

Email: vandalmedicine@uidaho.edu